MSK notes Flashcards
intra-articular
Webler B
Toddler’s fracture
Degentive change
Impacted
Follow the lines for scaphoid carpal bones
Any angulation in kids means fracture
and bumps mean buckle
Nail bed broken means open fracture
For hip replacement you want the tiny ball in the x-ray
Salter harris
Radially displaced
Palmer
What do you do next in reports e.g it needs orthopedic review
Acromia ossifies well contexted angle or kyphosis affects the appearance
Webler classification of fibula fractures
Pitting of tubercle pattern
Arm outstretched for lateral wrist as rotation hurts patient
Epiphysis
Physis
Metaphysis
Diaphysis
Salter harris
Type 1 slipped SUFU
Type 2 above
Type 3 through the intra-articular / through epiphysis
Type 4All through epiphysis/physis/metaphysis
Type 5 crushed
S slipped
A above
L lower
T through
R rammed
epiphysis on the bottom e.g. ankle.
C R I T O L
odd numbers
1 3 5 7 9 11
epiphysis = joint
apophysis = ligament / tension not making a joint
Keats book for normal variations
If it looks like a pebble it’s normal but if it looks like a broken glass fracture